"If Joanna Newsom gave birth to Tom Waits' illegitimate daughter and then refused to breastfeed her, the girl might grow up sounding a lot like Toronto's Ronley Teper. When I first heard the buzz about Teper, people told me she was weird - good, but definitely weird. Imagine, if you will, Kate Bush in her youth in a more rootsy, acoustic setting. Pretty cool, actually." blogto.com 12/22/07 for full article...
http://www.blogto.com/music/2007/12/the_good_weirdness_of_ronley_teper/

CBC's Stuff and Nonsense
Aired Saturday Dec. 1 and Monday Dec. 3 2007. Listen to an mp3 of this episode. From nursery rhymes to backwards slang (dna kcab niaga), there are many inventive ways to play with the bits and pieces of language. Jane tries to make sense of the nonsense with Tom Howell the Word Nerd and Sometimes Y. Ron's excerpt in a bit through the broadcast.
http://www.cbc.ca/andsometimesy/pastshows.html?s3-ep13

"People Create Interview - Interview with a Local Artist - Toronto performance artist Ronley Teper talks about her Lipliners, playing in other countries and music in our city". Full story here: and then click Ronley Teper. April 2007. Volume 4 Open Magazine Toronto's ESL culture and lifestyle magazine
http://www.open-magazine.com/back%20issue%204.html

November 26, 2006
'Cornered in the Alley' begins with 'A Little Bit', a sassy, attitude
filled offering. Starting out with acoustic guitar and vocals before
evolving into a lengthy, loose funk workout. Ronley Temper claims the
'recurring antagonist' on this album is 'Love', but don't expect any
definite answers. What is presented is atmospheric, Acid-Jazz, laid
back grooves topped by a voice not dissimilar to Ani Defranco. 'Ma
Nishtana' is a sleazy slab of candle-lit, Parisian, cafe society noise
complete with accordion and smoky vocal delivery. Lyrically the record
is spurious and at some points perplexing. Does Ronley actually sing
'hope to Clapton' in the Eric borrowing 'Get It Over With' ? The
overall feel of 'Cornered' is a mysterious, atmospheric walk in the
woods, with great arrangements and nice use of instruments. Jamie
Cullum aches to sound this cool. Reviewers Rating: 7 out of 10.
http://www.americana-uk.com/auk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=2394
Eclectic Nu-Freak Folk Perfect for Late Night Listening By: Jason Walnut in AMERICANA UK the UK Home for Alt-Country, Americana, and Alternative

June 2nd, 2006.
"Canadian Indie-singer/songwriter Ronley Teper has a unique sound that defies comparison with anyone… just saying she’s got some freaky stuff happening melodically and sings like a wild thing, doesn’t really prepare you for what you are about to hear”.
Full article here...
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/swerve/story.html?id=238f5b0a-1725-46df-868b-c7b88b841aae
Calgary Herald’s Swerve Magazine
The One and Ronley -By Kathryn Nikolaychuk

June 8-15, 2006.
“The freakish but captivating Teper seems born to entertain”.
“The Toronto based poet songwriter, and performance artist is rooted in folk music, funk, and Hebrew song: it’s an outre brew but one that certainly works for her”...
Full article here...
http://www.straight.com/content.cfm?id=18254
Georgia Straight, Vancouver Weekly Vol.40 #2007
Ronley Teper listens to the voices in her head -By Alexander Varty

January 2006.
Ronley Teper is a fascinating and original artist. This is a strange record and it's hard to pinpoint what it's really like. Teper mixes her own songs with traditional Hebrew hymns with equal conviction. Her singing is soft but still forceful and the band creates a unique sound. "Gonna" sounds very loungey, but the vocal sets it apart. Teper recalls Mary Margaret O'Hara in her jazz mode. The title track sees her morphing into a Tom Waits style and it works well. Ronley Teper's a true original
Ectophiles Guide
CD review of Cornered In the Alley – By ST Jarnell

Nov.3.2005
"Cornered in the Alley-liquid cool musings from a well-caffeinated soul lounging past closing time in the heart... Teper, whose voice is coiled like a spring, in a reflective mood. She shivers inside and looks for warmth all around as she roams through everything from low-down jazz ("Get it Over With"), and laid-back funk ("Gonna"), to plaintive folk ("Mary's Secret") and novel takes on Hebrew hymns ("Adon 'Olam") with an almost childlike fascination for experimentation". http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/music/music.aspx?iIDArticle=7605
Ottawa Xpress, By Steve Baylin

...fingerpicked guitar backed by violin, trumpet, piano, she cranks out a groove reminiscent of Stevie Nicks during her "Not Fragile" period, and injects a musical surprise by adding an Irish reel as instrumental counterpoint. This artist is clearly not afraid to take chances when mixing disparate styles...
Robert Resnik Seven Days pg.37a Burlington, VT. USA.

Stories From The Tray" CD review.
"Alone in a bar after a few drinks is where the muse of Stories From the Tray resides. Approaching Tom Waits territory, but stopping well short of the alcohol consumption that begets his deep self-examination and self-pity, Teper's straighforward narratives emerge when the horse race on TV, the photos on the wall and the strain on the servers face take on amplified significance. Accoutrements such as violin, trumpet, Hammond organ and piano tastefully complement her folksy guitar lines and earnest, jazzy vocals, while the whole is brought to life by Teper and Keith Mariash's sparkling production job" Ryan
Watson, EYE Magazine. CD Review ***

"Teper has been able to build up a loose collection of jazz musicians to bring
her eclectic songwriting to life. That's not to say she considers herself a jazz performer. On the album, trumpet, guitar loops, percussion, piano, dobro and a host of other instruments float dreamily through Teper's free-form songs, behind haunting vocals."
Eric Volmers - Nightlife Magazine Arts Culture

"Please don't mistake her sweetness for meekness. Ronley Teper, brings the stripped down power in her songwriting to the forefront. Soft, story filled lullabies pour from her strong, slightly restrained voice. Teper reminds me of a less baby-doll Rickie Lee Jones. She sounds more genuine than most chicks on the acoustic-female circuit"
Frank De Blase from 'The week's best picks' in CITY, Rochester N.Y.'s Alternative Newsweekly Vol.30 #51,

"Ronley is a singer/songwriter who combines graceful guitar playing with a strong lyrical ability. She has a gift for storytelling."
Dennis Halsey, bestfemalemusicians.com

Waitin' tonight, Baileys' Cafe in Saratoga Springs hosts Ronley Teper, who's drawn comparisons to everyone from Rickie Lee Jones to Cassandra Wilson with her album "Stories From the Tray" (on Fly Butta Records)...
TIMES UNION - Albany, New York.

"Her music is intelligent, groovy and jammed with soul...and that combined with her unique and impeccable vocal stylings and an incredibly honest presence, makes her an absolute pleasure to hear and watch".
Suzanne de Bussac Tranzister Productions

"Stories is a number of things: experiential, descriptive, observant, and
objective"
Roger Merrick, The Annex Gleaner June 2002

"Indie musician rediscovers her Judaism"
By Jon Waldman The Canadian JewishNews July 2002 pg.15.

"Waitress/singer shares her Stories from the Tray"
Friday, May 10 pg.8 Villager/Annex Guardian